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COUNCIL MEMBERS
The Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals is a high-level, independent and multistakeholder group comprising10 members from diverse sectors, both from the Global North and South. The Council aims to reconcile diverging interests to tackle the complex, interconnected challenges surrounding minerals for the energy transition.
Kandeh Yumkella
Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All
Bruno Oberle
Former Director of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Adnan Z. Amin
Chair of the Officers' Council, World Energy Council; Former CEO of COP28
Jason Bordoff
Director and Founder of the Center on Global Energy Policy, University of Columbia
Juan Carlos Jobet
Former Minister of Mines, Chile
Bogolo Kenewendo
Minister of Minerals and Energy, Botswana
Sheila Khama
Non-Executive Director of FTSE and NASDAQ listed entities
Ma Jun
Director of the Chinese Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs
Glen Mpufane
Executive Director, GM Mining ESG Consulting; Former Director of Mining at Global Union IndustriALL & Board member and on the executive committee for the Initiative for Responsible Mining
Kadri Simson
Former European Commissioner for Energy
Izabella Teixeira
Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel
SPECIAL ADVISORS
The Global Council is guided and assisted by a brain trust composed of Special Advisors - independent experts representing a diversity of organizations and sectors - providing evidence-based recommendations and acting in the interest of the Global Council.
Aditya Ramji
Director, Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South
Andrea Di Masi
External Affairs Associate, Novandino Litio
Assheton Carter
CEO and Founder, TDi Sustainability; Strategic Advisor, Fair Cobalt Alliance
Chiugo Aghaji
Extractives and Sustainability Consultant, CEA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Denis Gyeyir
Program Manager, Resources Futures in Africa, Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Erica Westenberg
Governance Programs Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
Gordon Poole
Founder and Director, Isvern Advisory
Jana Plananska
Expert and Independent Consultant
CEO & Founder, Jana Plananska Mobility Solutions GmbH
Lelia Yanling
China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO)
Louis Maréchal
Senior Advisor - Minerals & Extractives, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Mirna Adjami
Consultant
Pierre Petit-de-Pasquale
Standards Director, The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
Saliem Fakir
Executive Director, African Climate Foundation
Tom Moerenhout
Critical Materials Lead, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Adele Rouleau
Senior Environmental Consultant, Geosyntec Consultants
Andrew Wilson
Deputy Secretary General - Policy, International Chamber of Commerce
Bennett Freeman
Associate Fellow, Chatham House
Chris Beatty
Former Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs, TechMet
Diana Gherasim
Head of Energy and Climate Policies, Institut Français des Relations Internationales
Erik Post
Senior Advisor to The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM)
Isabelle Ramdoo
Deputy Diector, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
Jeff Geipel
Managing Director, Mining Shared Value, Engineers Without Borders Canada
Lihui Sun
Vice President of Huayou Cobalt
Ludivine Wouters
Managing Partner, Latitude Five
Nicolas Leconte
Political Advisor on JETP and Energy Transition, European Delegation in Hanoi
Raphaël Danglade
Lead Portfolio Manager, Climate & Development, Africa-Europe Foundation
Solange Harpham
Former Head of the Secretariat of the Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals, Paris Peace Forum
Veronica Bolton Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Critical Minerals Africa Group
Aman Chitkara
Policy Engagement and Regional Action, Energy and Materials, World Economic Forum (WEF)
Anthony Abdul Karim Kamara
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Sierra Leone, Pan-African Parliament
Bryan Bille
Policy and Geopolitical Principal, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Daniel Stauffacher
Earth Council
Emily Iona Stewart
Head of Policy and Advocacy, Global Witness
Florian Anderhuber
Deputy Director General, Director Energy, Climate & Sustainability, Euromines
Jan Klawitter
Head of Government & International Relations, EU & APAC, Anglo American
Joël Flores-Carpio
CEO, STRATEGIS Global Advisors
Liwei Chen
Technical Advisor, Wildlife Conservation Society
Mike Blakeney
Head of Government and Public Affairs, Cobalt Institute
Peter Handley
Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership ; Strategic Advisor on climate, energy and raw materials, HCSS
Roland Chavasse
Secretary General and Co-Founder, International Lithium Association
Sulthan Khalifa Haroon Al Rashid
Researcher
Vincenzo Conforti
Head of Government Relations Europe, Glencore